DOMESTIC RELATIONS Safe Place for Newborns: Provide for Voluntary Relinquishment of a Newborn Under Certain Circumstances; Provide that a Mother Who Leaves a Newborn Child in the Custody of a Medical Facility Shall Not be Prosecuted; Provide for Duties of Medical Facilities Accepting a Newborn Child and the Department of Human Resources; Repeal Conflicting Laws

Authors

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Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act prohibits the prosecution of a mother who leaves a newborn child in the custody of a medical facility under specified circumstances. The Act also mandates that the newborn be no older than one week and that the mother give the medical facility proof of her identity and address, if available. The Act further provides that medical facilities will be reimbursed for certain costs as a result of taking custody of newborns and also provides for civil and criminal immunity for these medical facilities and their employees.

Recommended Citation

Jay Bressler, DOMESTIC RELATIONS Safe Place for Newborns: Provide for Voluntary Relinquishment of a Newborn Under Certain Circumstances; Provide that a Mother Who Leaves a Newborn Child in the Custody of a Medical Facility Shall Not be Prosecuted; Provide for Duties of Medical Facilities Accepting a Newborn Child and the Department of Human Resources; Repeal Conflicting Laws, 19 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2002).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol19/iss1/18